Monday August 3—

Belgian-Fried Chicken Night with Kwak

The First Monday of every month is Belgian Fried Chicken Night! Belgian fried chicken? Since fried chicken has not historically been a staple of the Belgian culinary scene, we thought we'd change that. This month's version is Smoked and Kwak-battered Fried Chicken with a blue grit waffle, succotash, Belgian endive salad, & spun Kwak-infused honeys. You might not find fried chicken on many menus on Brussels, but you might wish that you did after tasting this! Paired with a Kwak served in its unique glass. (Note: Photo is last month's version.)

Weds. August 5, 7-10pm —Meet & Greet with Manu Pawels of the abbey of Westmalle

Meet & Greet with Manu Pawels of the abbey of Westmalle.

Tuesday Aug 11—Beer Boat Ticket Raffle

Win a chance to sail on this summer's Beer Boat! Join us on the 14th and earn raffle tickets when you buy featured beers, from our sponsors Allagash, Surly and Artisanal Imports. 2 sets of tickets will be raffled off!

August 11, 7:30pm

Join us for a fun talk and beer tasting with Spiteful Brewing in the Hopleaf's upstairs bar. Learn about what it's like to produce a lot of great beer in an insanely tiny brewery while you try 4 samples of Spiteful beer and some snacks courtesy of the Hopleaf's kitchen. Tickets are available at Brown Paper Tickets (search Hopleaf, Spiteful, or Beers and Big Shoulders): http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1990738

Food buffet packages can be discussed in person. Typically they run $15-$20 per person.

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Where We Are

Easily reached by CTA— 22 Clark and 72 Foster buses stop at our intersection. The Red Line stops are roughly 5 blocks east—use Berwyn or Argyle. Cabs are plentiful. Street parking is available—mostly metered but there are free ones on side streets and on Ashland

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Past Events

7/7—Amazing Beer Pairing Dinner w/ Solemn Oath & The Bruery //

Tuesday July 7—Beer Dinner with Solemn Oath & The Bruery

There are beer dinners and there are very special beer dinners. This one is one of the latter. Patrick Rue, founder and beer savant from The Bruery does not get to Chicago very often so we are particularly honored to have him as our special guest. Along with local heroes, the aptly named John and Joe Barley, from Naperville's Solemn Oath Brewery, Patrick and those who attend will enjoy a great meal prepared with and paired with very special beers from both breweries. This is one not to miss! 5 Courses, 8 Beers, Prix Fixe menu (no substitutions) Tickets are $100 and are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1784315/

The Menu, (but see the ticket link above for complete details about the dishes):

Opening beer- Geriatric Hipster Club

1st - Tradewinds Triple paired with Prawn Salad

2nd - Pain Cave paired with Lamb Carpaccio

3rd - Honorable Presenter paired with Duck & Waffles

4th - Double pairing of Sour in the Rye and Metaphysm paired with Rabbit Roulade

Tuesday July 14, @7:30pm—Monthly Beer Social at the Hopleaf Welcomes Metropolitan &

Off Color Brewing

Come to a fun talk with our friends from Metropolitan and Off Color in the Hopleaf's upstairs bar. We will be discussing German-style beers brewed the Chicago way! Your ticket includes 4 samples of beer and delicious snacks courtesy of the Hopleaf. Tickets are $25 and are available at BrownPaperTickets.com (Search Hopleaf, Beers and Big Shoulders, Metropolitan, or Off Color): http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1633808

"Pour It Forward"—our Oak-Aged LaTrappe Party & Raffles

—a benefit for 3 schools

At 7pm Thursday Feb 26 Hopleaf will host a tasting of 4 different vintages of LaTrappe Oak-Aged Quadrupel, for a mere $20 admission*. Additionally, the first 30 people to arrive will also receive a full pour of a La Trappe beer. A $1 raffle ticket will give one lucky guest a bottle of one of these amazing beers to take home. And at the end of the evening guests are able to buy their La Trappe chalice for $5. And there will be the drawing for Brother Wolfgang's painting #6—raffle tickets for this are $20 a piece, and can be purchased at Hopleaf without attending the event. Please see below for an explanation of the charity.

(As this is in Hopleaf's upstairs bar, the room could reach capacity.)

Proceeds of raffles will go to the two Ugandan schools that are neighbors of LaTrappe's daughter monastery there. (See details below for the important painting raffle.)

Proceeds of admission tickets will go to our local public elementary school, Helen C Peirce on Bryn Mawr Ave.

Brother Isaac, Prior of the abbey and director of the brewery, writes: Each Trappist monastery uses a part of its revenues for social and charitable purposes. For example, the PUUR run, an annual recreational running event which was organized last may on the grounds of our Koningshoeven abbey raised nearly 5,000 euros.

This money will be used to renovate the schools that are close to our daughter monastery in Uganda and to provide them with drinking water. During the last visit to Uganda, which the entire management of the brewery made, we were very touched by the deplorable state the schools were in. 30 children were in a hut with no windows or light.

The proceeds of Brother Wolfgang’s paintings will be used for these schools. There are two schools near the monastery in Uganda; a Catholic school and a Muslim school. We make no distinction. We will try to help both schools. Our daughter abbey in Uganda is itself so poor that they are not able to help these schools by their selves. That is why the brewery and the abbey will take this for their account. Also, we will try to teach the brothers of the monastery some more about agriculture. This is one of main ways of generating income in Uganda.

Brother Wolfgang is a monk at the LaTrappe abbey and he is a painter. His paintings have been auctioned or raffled in various locations in the US over the past year, with the proceeds going to help these Ugandan schools, which are in dire need of renovation and upgrading— the structures are small, rough, windowless and dark— they are especially in need of light. Which is appropriate: Brother Wolfgang's paintings are inspired by the Lux Perpetua, the everlasting light of God, shining through the darkness and adversity.

This painting is referred to as "#6", and it measures 39"x48". Please help us help the monks do this good thing! Raffle tickets are $20 a piece, and can be purchased from your server at the bar or at your table or at the event. We will be drawing the winning ticket at our LaTrappe party “Pour It Forward" on Thursday evening February 26, upstairs here at Hopleaf.